Not a coon, but yesterday, the dog and I had an unpleasant encounter with a ground hog that first tried to get at the dog through a chain link fence then moved down the fence until it found a spot to get under and charged us. I pulled the dog out of the way with one hand and shot him with the other at maybe two yards. Was later told that there have been a couple of confirmed cases of rabies in the area which might explain its aggressiveness.
"You can't win a war with choirboys. " Mad Mike Hoare
Guess I should have checked the date. But I still like to stick creatures with an arrow.
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You've shot raccoons with .22s and they didn't die? Ok. Other people have had different results. That's one of the the ideas behind a discussion forum..to talk about different outcomes from similar inputs.
There's lots of reasons to hate the Internet and people on the Internet. Please don't be one of those reasons/people. Especially here.
Thank you.
Nobody is impressed by what you can't do. -THJ
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My personal situation was resolved with a high-intensity strobing flashlight, a relatively powerful green laser, and trash cans with hinged lids on them.
Your results may vary as well as your options on the force continuum.